EndpointManagement

Summary Not a lot of guides out there on how to Lift and Shift ConfigMgr (move ConfigMgr to a fresh OS and SQL, optional new hardware if you still use physical). Therefore i created an updated guide based on Jasons from 2017 (link in bottom)  But some new functions and tools has arrived in ConfigMgr since then that i discovered needed special attention especially when using Azure cloud integration. Also tried to collect data from other sites to get it all in one place. Lift and Shift comparing with Migration and inplace Upgrade Migration In-place OS Upgrade Lift&Shift Fully Supported Yes Yes Yes Preserves all configurations No Yes Yes Re-installation of site roles All Some Some Redeployment or reconfiguration of clients Yes No No Downtime required No Yes Yes Easy fallback Yes No Yes Requires new hardware or virtual machine Yes No Depends* Shared DPs or content re-distribution across WAN Yes No No Involves “risky” OS in-place upgrade No Yes No * A ...